What will happen to this dog?

[EnjoyingTheSunshine]

My partner is a meter worker and him and his colleague went to a house yesterday, which had 2 bulldogs. The owner locked them away, but one of them was able to escape. He charged at my partner and bit him on the arm.

My partner went too A&E yesterday after the dog bite. The hospital wanted to have the address where it happened, as they will forward that information to the police.

So my question is, what will happen to the dog/owner?

My partner wore protective gear, so it was only a small bite, but it still drew blood. He was shaken up, but he's okay now.

I'd give the address - what if that dog were to bite a child or someone not wearing protective clothing?

@WeAreTheHeroes

He gave the address to the hospital. We're just wondering what the police does in these cases.

I agree, it would be horrible if it had been a child.

I mean, in a certain way, you have to cut the dog some slack, it was his property.

But my dad used to have a dog and it never attacked people inside the house.

The man should have muzzled his dogs. One of mine won't let strangers in the house it's been made far worse due to no visitors in over a year. I had to have an emergency plumber in. I muzzled him and put my dogs in garden. The man should have muzzled but you have to think its the dogs home but overall the owner should have been more responsible.

Not sure what the relevance of it being a bulldog is...

I mentioned that it was a bulldog, because these dogs are very powerful and can be very intimidating if they have the wrong owners.

My father used to have a Staffie and he was lovely, so I know that it's not the breed, it's the owner.

I agree, these dogs should have been muzzled.

Dog warden here.

It all depends on the individual police force. Some crack down really hard and go straight in for a prosecution, which will likely lead to dog having conditions (muzzle and on lead).

Most forces will do a Community Protection Warning Notice which states the dog needs to be muzzled/on lead in public and to secure the property to ensure this doesn’t happen again.

Useless forces will do a ‘community remedy’ whereby the owner agrees to not let it happen again. They are unenforceable and pointless.